MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (BJ) on Friday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $173.9 million.

The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.36 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.16 per share.

The wholesale membership warehouse operator posted revenue of $6.09 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.88 billion.

BJ's expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.60 to $4.80 per share.

BJ's shares have increased slightly more than 1% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 15% in the last 12 months.

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